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local elections

April 23, 2020

Court of Appeal to hear legal challenge to voter ID pilot scheme

The Windrush scandal showed that many British citizens do not have official documentation, and it is argued that some 7.5 per cent of the electorate do not possess photo ID.
May 12, 2018

In praise of standing back

Responses to the results of last week's local elections offer a cautionary tale about the impulse to rush into comment an
May 5, 2018

Thousands of voters turned away from polling stations in mandatory ID trials

Thousands of people were told they could not vote because of “draconian” ID requirements in five local election areas according to analysis by the Electoral Reform Society.
March 24, 2018

Guide for voters with a learning disability launched ahead of local elections

A new easy read guide for voters with a learning disability has been launched by the Electoral Commission, to help increase understanding of how to register and vote in the upcoming elections.
March 7, 2018

New campaign launched ahead of May elections to help prevent electoral fraud

A new campaign to help prevent electoral fraud has been launched ahead of May’s local elections by the Electoral Commission, with the support of Crimestoppers, the independent crime reporting charity, and the Cabinet Office.
April 11, 2017

Nearly 130,000 Welsh residents denied a vote in local elections

The Electoral Reform Society estimates that 127,631 Welsh residents will be denied the vote in this year’s council elections, with swathes of councillors already being elected before a single vote is cast.
May 17, 2012

The dangerous hollowing out of local democracy

In the wake of the 2012 local elections and other recent developments, we can see that local democracy in England is in a perilous state. Voter apathy shows that. Simon Barrow looks at the issue in its wider context, and suggests that deep change is required that goes well beyond single-fix 'solutions'.
May 6, 2011

Election sea-change in Scotland, as UK divides politically

The SNP are on the threshold of a historic majority in Holyrood, with the Lib Dems collapsing and voters delivering differential poll results across Britain.
May 2, 2007

Archbishop takes out an advert against the BNP

The Archbishop of York, has placed an advert in his local newspaper urging voters to come out against racism and the far-right British National Party in Thursday's English local elections.
April 25, 2007

Disappearing evangelical statements and the BNP

On Monday we reported a bold press release that appeared briefly on the Evangelical Alliance web site, urging Christians to vote against the BNP.